Mobile meth lab, heroin found near preschool

Police say they found heroin and a mobile meth lab after child protective services notified them of the presence of drug paraphernalia in plain view during a visit to 112 S. Cherry St.

Brandon Lee Bass, 28, of that address, was jailed on preliminary charges of dealing in a controlled substance (police claim he earlier sold Opana pain pills out of the house), possession of heroin and manufacturing meth. Amy Barkdull, 36, also of the same address, was jailed on preliminary charges of manufacturing meth, neglect of a dependent and maintaining a common nuisance.

Police say they found a mobile meth lab in a duffel bag: sea salt, lithium batteries, camp fuel, hoses, funnels and a pill grinder. A large bag of ammonia sulfate was found in a closet. Two smaller bags of the substance were found in a kitchen pantry.

Barkdull had two children living with her, ages 15 and 13.

Investigators received tips that drugs were being dealt out of the house, about 386 feet from the Friends Church preschool.